St. Joseph's Hospital in Buckhannon, WV

St. Joseph's Hospital is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Buckhannon, West Virginia. It is located in Upshur county at Amalia Drive #1, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201. You can reach out to the office of St. Joseph's Hospital via phone at (304) 473-2000. This skilled nursing facility has 26 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 64.62%. Its legal business name is St Joseph's Hospital Of Buckhannon Inc and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

St. Joseph's Hospital (Medicare CCN 515051) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1974 (50 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in April, 2021.

Contact Information

St. Joseph's Hospital
Amalia Drive #1, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201
(304) 473-2000


Nursing Home Profile

NameSt. Joseph's Hospital
LocationAmalia Drive #1, Buckhannon, West Virginia
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds26
Occupancy Rate64.62%
Medicare ID (CCN)515051
Legal Business NameSt Joseph's Hospital Of Buckhannon Inc
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with St. Joseph's Hospital from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1720183197
Organization NameST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF BUCKHANNON, INC.
Doing Business AsST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL NURSING CARE FACILITY
Address1 Amalia Dr, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Phone Number304-473-2000

News Archive

Study links 'sleep spindles' to memory reactivation

Leading theories propose that sleep presents an opportune time for important, new memories to become stabilized. And it's long been known which brain waves are produced during sleep. But in a new study, researchers set out to better understand the brain mechanisms that secure memory storage.

Evotec announces compound in strategic alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim advances into clinical trials

Evotec AG today announced that a compound in its strategic alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim has advanced into clinical trials. With the initiation of the Phase I clinical studies for this compound, Evotec will receive a milestone payment of EUR 2.0 million.

Medicaid update: Wis. approves big cuts; Wash. state lawsuit on ER visits; Kansas electronic medical records initiative

The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled state budget committee voted Thursday to approve about $225 million in Medicaid cuts expected to result in about 65,000 poor adults and children leaving health insurance programs, either because they would no longer be eligible or they could no longer afford coverage.

New technique improves accuracy of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system

A new CRISPR/Cas9 technology developed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School is precise enough to surgically edit DNA at nearly any genomic location, while avoiding potentially harmful off-target changes typically seen in standard CRISPR gene editing techniques.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 8 days ago

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for St. Joseph's Hospital are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care St. Joseph's Hospital give to their patients.
Ratings from Surveys (Inspections):
Ratings from Quality Measures:
Ratings from Staffing Data:
Overall Rating:

News Archive

Study links 'sleep spindles' to memory reactivation

Leading theories propose that sleep presents an opportune time for important, new memories to become stabilized. And it's long been known which brain waves are produced during sleep. But in a new study, researchers set out to better understand the brain mechanisms that secure memory storage.

Evotec announces compound in strategic alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim advances into clinical trials

Evotec AG today announced that a compound in its strategic alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim has advanced into clinical trials. With the initiation of the Phase I clinical studies for this compound, Evotec will receive a milestone payment of EUR 2.0 million.

Medicaid update: Wis. approves big cuts; Wash. state lawsuit on ER visits; Kansas electronic medical records initiative

The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled state budget committee voted Thursday to approve about $225 million in Medicaid cuts expected to result in about 65,000 poor adults and children leaving health insurance programs, either because they would no longer be eligible or they could no longer afford coverage.

New technique improves accuracy of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system

A new CRISPR/Cas9 technology developed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School is precise enough to surgically edit DNA at nearly any genomic location, while avoiding potentially harmful off-target changes typically seen in standard CRISPR gene editing techniques.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 8 days ago

Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of St. Joseph's Hospital is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2014.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight8.25.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder048.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.161.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection14.522.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.455.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury4.763.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine73.0293.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication22.0314.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine083.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened18.9517.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication25.8119.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers5.667.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10095.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function067.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine082.93

News Archive

Study links 'sleep spindles' to memory reactivation

Leading theories propose that sleep presents an opportune time for important, new memories to become stabilized. And it's long been known which brain waves are produced during sleep. But in a new study, researchers set out to better understand the brain mechanisms that secure memory storage.

Evotec announces compound in strategic alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim advances into clinical trials

Evotec AG today announced that a compound in its strategic alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim has advanced into clinical trials. With the initiation of the Phase I clinical studies for this compound, Evotec will receive a milestone payment of EUR 2.0 million.

Medicaid update: Wis. approves big cuts; Wash. state lawsuit on ER visits; Kansas electronic medical records initiative

The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled state budget committee voted Thursday to approve about $225 million in Medicaid cuts expected to result in about 65,000 poor adults and children leaving health insurance programs, either because they would no longer be eligible or they could no longer afford coverage.

New technique improves accuracy of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system

A new CRISPR/Cas9 technology developed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School is precise enough to surgically edit DNA at nearly any genomic location, while avoiding potentially harmful off-target changes typically seen in standard CRISPR gene editing techniques.

Read more News

› Verified 8 days ago


Nursing Homes in Buckhannon, WV

St. Joseph's Hospital
Location: Amalia Drive #1, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201
Phone: (304) 473-2000    
Holbrook Healthcare Center
Location: 183 Holbrook Road, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201
Phone: (304) 472-3280    

Nursing Home

A nursing home (also called skilled nursing facility) is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.

A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.

Nursing Home Compare

Nursing Home Compare allows consumers to compare information about nursing homes. It contains quality of care and staffing information for all 15,000 plus Medicare- and Medicaid-participating nursing homes.

Note: Nursing homes aren't included on Nursing Home Compare if they aren't Medicare or Medicaid certified. These Nursing Homes can be licensed by the state.

Information on Nursing Home Compare isn't an endorsement or advertisement for any nursing home and should be considered carefully. Use it with other information you gather about nursing homes facilities. Talk to your doctor or other health care provider about the information on Nursing Home Compare.

Find & Compare Providers Near You: Find and compare doctors, nursing homes, hospitals, and other health care providers in your area that accept Medicare. Get information like: Find a doctor or clinician that accepts Medicare near you.

Doctors and clinicians: Doctors and clinicians include doctors, clinicians and groups who are qualified to practice in many specialties. Each specialty focuses on certain parts of the body, periods of life, conditions, or primary care. The doctors, clinicians, and groups listed here typically work in an office or clinic setting. Also those who currently accept Medicare are included.

Hospitals: Find information about Medicare-certified hospitals and long-term care hospitals in your area, including Veterans Administration medical centers and military hospitals, across the country. Long-term care hospitals serve critically ill and medically complex patients who require extended hospital care.

Data provided: Information on www.medicareusa.org is built using open data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

© 2024 MedicareUsa. All rights reserved. Maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.